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Is Modi's presence in Varanasi a sign of BJP's desperation to win UP polls?

The BJP is seemingly confident of winning the Cantonment constituency seat

Up assembly polls, Women, queue, Amethi, fifth phase, Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh
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Women queue up at a polling booth in Amethi during the fifth phase of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Photo: PTI

Rajan Pandey The Wire
Till the third phase of the UP assembly elections, the BJP had a relatively quiet campaign, but it seems to have changed its tactic mid-way through the fourth phase, making excessive use of the prime minister.

Varanasi: For the last three days, the political capital of the country seems to have shifted to Varanasi. Yesterday, it witnessed the rally of an ex-chief minister, a road show of the current chief minister with the vice president of the main opposition party, and a ‘de-facto road show’ of the prime minister – all in a single day. As residents breathe a sigh